The government board that's tasked with settling workplace disputes for millions of federal workers is now vacant for the first time in its history
The board became empty at midnight Thursday, after the Senate failed to act on a measure to extend the term of the board's sole remaining member and acting chairman, Mark Robbins. The House approved the extension Monday.
President Donald Trump nominated two members to the board, including Robbins' replacement, after one year in office, and nominated a third months later. But the nominees were not approved by the Senate before the end of the last Congress. One of those nominees withdrew his name from consideration, and the other two are still under consideration.
Without a quorum, Robbins hasn't been able to fulfill other MSPB duties, including releasing studies on the civil service and conducting reviews of the rules and regulations at OPM, over which the MSPB has oversight. Experts offered testimony voicing concern for the future of the MSPB, and the workers who are waiting in limbo for their cases to be determined.
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